Lagarde explains decision to leave interest rates unchanged in October

Share: Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB’s decision to leave the key interest rates unchanged in October and responds to questions from the press. ECB press conference key quotes “The economy is likely to remain weak for the rest of the year.” “The economy should strengthen over

Yuan loses core support as firms leave China By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People walk along an elevated walkway at the Pudong financial district in Shanghai November 20, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo By Samuel Shen and Tom Westbrook SHANGHAI/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Since China opened to foreign investment in 1978 under Deng Xiaoping, global firms have ploughed in hundreds of billions of dollars to buy